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L1A Blanket - Functional Manager approved
Thanks to all the members of the forum for all the insights and for sharing your experiences. Finally created an account to give back to the community!
Working for a Pharma MNC for last 4 years. Overall 7 years of experience. Got an offer for a position in US in May. Applied for Blanket L1-A functional manager role. Due to delay on attorney side and exploring options for going for visa interview in any other country, finally decided to book slots in Chennai. Couldn't find anything before August 7th, which I later moved by 1 day.
Biometrics: straightforward. No waiting. Was done in 5-10 minutes. They don't allow smartwatches or fitness bands and for some reason I managed to carry one. Had to go down and use locker facility and pay 50 RS. Car parking is unavailable. Parked my car in one of the side streets ( guess I was lucky).
Visa interview experience: Had my visa interview today (6th August - 915 a.m.) took my car again and parked it in my friend's office which is nearby and walked to the consulate. Didn't want to be harassed by the auto guys. Reached the place around 820 a.m. which was way too early with too many people standing in line. Good thing was that the heat was bearable today and there was some shade. We were asked to stand in a line at 9:00 a.m. which will inturn lead to another line where security check is done. Car keys were not allowed! Had to go back to the police booth where they were issuing tokens for mobiles and other electronics. Deposited and went back in the line for security check. There is nice AC inside. The restrooms and drinking water facilities are good as well. Waited almost half hour - the longest wait was for paying the fraud detection fee of $500. Some people had got DDs at old exchange rate and were asked to pay again and get the DD cancelled. Would advice everyone to carry their credit cards for this eventuality. Finally joined the line for the interviews. Got my turn in 10-15 mins. Saw a variety of people ( shipping industry professional, mathematics researchers, etc.) being interviewed. Most of them were approved, few were rejected. Finally I was called. Following are the questions asked:
1. Who is your petitioner? - Told
2. How long have you been working with this organisation? - Told
3. What were you doing in China? He saw a page in my passport with China visa on it- Told him that I had a Chinese visa from my previous organization for business travel but didn't travel
4. Where did you work previously?- Told (another pharma company)
5. Have you applied for L1 before? - No
6. What will be your designation in the US- my designation is quite long and is a AD level position.
7. That seems to be quite a long designation, what does that mean? - told him
8. Asked some clarifying question
9. How many reportees? This is a functional manager role where I have oversight of multiple teams' deliverables but no direct reports.
10. What are those teams and how many members in each team? Told him that it depends on each product line and varies.
11. Let me ask you another way. Who do you report to? - Told
12. Who does he report to? I said it's not a "he" and smiled. He apologised and repeated the question.- Answered
13. Are you married? Yes.
14. Why isn't your wife here- my wife already holds a valid visa and is in the US.
15. No kids? No
Keeps typing for a long time and starts stamping. I was lost and didn't realise he was stamping approvals. He finally said your visa is approved and you should receive your passport in a few days. Felt relieved and came out with a smile! :-)
I am not sure if the tips I am going to say will help as each petition is different and each experience is different. But because of the fact that all of us would wait in the hot sun, please ensure you are sufficiently hydrated. Take a break if needed before standing in the final line to relax. Be thoroughly prepared with the information on your petition. I had mock interviews with my attorneys to help me prepare. And last but not the least, have a pleasant disposition and try to smile. The VOs in every counter greeted and smiled at everyone today. It helps you calm down and look confident.
Would like to thank everyone once again! This has been my go-to forum for all my queries. All the best!
Working for a Pharma MNC for last 4 years. Overall 7 years of experience. Got an offer for a position in US in May. Applied for Blanket L1-A functional manager role. Due to delay on attorney side and exploring options for going for visa interview in any other country, finally decided to book slots in Chennai. Couldn't find anything before August 7th, which I later moved by 1 day.
Biometrics: straightforward. No waiting. Was done in 5-10 minutes. They don't allow smartwatches or fitness bands and for some reason I managed to carry one. Had to go down and use locker facility and pay 50 RS. Car parking is unavailable. Parked my car in one of the side streets ( guess I was lucky).
Visa interview experience: Had my visa interview today (6th August - 915 a.m.) took my car again and parked it in my friend's office which is nearby and walked to the consulate. Didn't want to be harassed by the auto guys. Reached the place around 820 a.m. which was way too early with too many people standing in line. Good thing was that the heat was bearable today and there was some shade. We were asked to stand in a line at 9:00 a.m. which will inturn lead to another line where security check is done. Car keys were not allowed! Had to go back to the police booth where they were issuing tokens for mobiles and other electronics. Deposited and went back in the line for security check. There is nice AC inside. The restrooms and drinking water facilities are good as well. Waited almost half hour - the longest wait was for paying the fraud detection fee of $500. Some people had got DDs at old exchange rate and were asked to pay again and get the DD cancelled. Would advice everyone to carry their credit cards for this eventuality. Finally joined the line for the interviews. Got my turn in 10-15 mins. Saw a variety of people ( shipping industry professional, mathematics researchers, etc.) being interviewed. Most of them were approved, few were rejected. Finally I was called. Following are the questions asked:
1. Who is your petitioner? - Told
2. How long have you been working with this organisation? - Told
3. What were you doing in China? He saw a page in my passport with China visa on it- Told him that I had a Chinese visa from my previous organization for business travel but didn't travel
4. Where did you work previously?- Told (another pharma company)
5. Have you applied for L1 before? - No
6. What will be your designation in the US- my designation is quite long and is a AD level position.
7. That seems to be quite a long designation, what does that mean? - told him
8. Asked some clarifying question
9. How many reportees? This is a functional manager role where I have oversight of multiple teams' deliverables but no direct reports.
10. What are those teams and how many members in each team? Told him that it depends on each product line and varies.
11. Let me ask you another way. Who do you report to? - Told
12. Who does he report to? I said it's not a "he" and smiled. He apologised and repeated the question.- Answered
13. Are you married? Yes.
14. Why isn't your wife here- my wife already holds a valid visa and is in the US.
15. No kids? No
Keeps typing for a long time and starts stamping. I was lost and didn't realise he was stamping approvals. He finally said your visa is approved and you should receive your passport in a few days. Felt relieved and came out with a smile! :-)
I am not sure if the tips I am going to say will help as each petition is different and each experience is different. But because of the fact that all of us would wait in the hot sun, please ensure you are sufficiently hydrated. Take a break if needed before standing in the final line to relax. Be thoroughly prepared with the information on your petition. I had mock interviews with my attorneys to help me prepare. And last but not the least, have a pleasant disposition and try to smile. The VOs in every counter greeted and smiled at everyone today. It helps you calm down and look confident.
Would like to thank everyone once again! This has been my go-to forum for all my queries. All the best!
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